Targeted Infusion Project: Enhancing Undergraduate Research Experience in the Chemistry Curriculum at WSSU

有针对性的注入项目：增强 WSSU 化学课程的本科生研究经验

• 批准号: 1438865
• 负责人: Maria Ngu-Schwemlein
• 金额: $ 40万
• 依托单位: Winston-Salem State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1438865&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Targeted; Infusion; Project; Enhancing; Undergraduate

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Winston-Salem State University seeks to enhance the quality of the undergraduate research experience in the Chemistry undergraduate degree program by laying the foundation for effective research skills that will ultimately promote student success. This project explores foundational research skill-building as an intervention to enhance learning and professional identification, which are two important determinants for increasing student retention and success in STEM fields. The mediation also seeks to incorporate high-impact practices to increase underrepresented student achievement in the chemical sciences, and thereby to promote student diversity in STEM. Student retention and achievement will be assessed by adapting previously established evaluation tools. The project activities to support this goal are: (i) to implement two research foundation courses (Introduction to Research Methods and Computational Analysis Lab), and a capstone interdisciplinary research-oriented upper-level laboratory course; (ii) to adapt and infuse short guided research-oriented projects into laboratory courses; and (iii) to provide instrumentation to support the research-oriented laboratory experiments and research efforts toward preparing students to be more perceptive to modern instrumentation used in current scientific research and industry. Effective laboratory instruction and learning approaches will also be adapted or developed to motivate higher-level critical thinking skills and to improve student understanding of the research process.The expected outcomes of this project are: (i) increased student retention and achievement in the chemistry degree program; (ii) improved preparation of undergraduate students for graduate programs and/or chemical careers; and (iii) increased undergraduate research presentation and publication with faculty. Measurable outcomes include: (i) an increase in student retention and achievement, including underrepresented students, in the chemistry program, and ii) a resultant increase in graduates who will enter advanced degree programs or join the workforce in research or industry. These expected project outcomes support WSSU's vision to produce graduates of distinction who will lead and compete successfully in the global economy. By integrating modern instrumentation into laboratory instruction and undergraduate research projects, it is anticipated that students will have hands-on experiences and training on state-of-the-art equipment that better prepares them for the workforce. The project activities and outcomes will be published in appropriate journals, disseminated at local and national meetings, and made available via websites to promote teaching, training, and learning.

历史悠久的黑人学院大学本科课程（HBCU-UP）通过有针对性的输液项目支持开发，实施和研究基于证据的创新模型和方法，以改善HBCU本科生的准备和成功，以便他们可以从事STEM研究生课程和/或职业。温斯顿 - 塞勒姆州立大学的项目旨在通过为有效的研究技能奠定基础，以最终促进学生的成功，以提高化学本科学位课程的本科研究经验的质量。 该项目探讨了基础研究技能建设，以增强学习和专业识别的干预措施，这是增加学生在STEM领域的保留和成功的两个重要决定因素。调解还试图纳入高影响力的实践，以增加化学科学中代表性不足的学生成就，从而促进STEM的学生多样性。 学生的保留和成就将通过调整先前建立的评估工具来评估。支持此目标的项目活动是：（i）实施两个研究基金会课程（研究方法和计算分析实验室简介），以及一个面向基质的跨学科研究的上层实验室课程； （ii）将以研究为导向的项目适应并注入实验室课程中； （iii）提供仪器，以支持以研究为导向的实验室实验和研究工作，以使学生对当前科学研究和行业中使用的现代仪器更加敏感。有效的实验室教学和学习方法也将被调整或开发，以激发高级批判性思维能力并提高学生对研究过程的理解。该项目的预期成果是：（i）化学学位课程中的学生保留和成就增加； （ii）改善了本科生为研究生课程和/或化学职业的准备； （iii）增加了本科研究的演讲和教师出版。可衡量的结果包括：（i）学生保留和成就的提高，包括代表性不足的学生，在化学计划中以及ii）毕业生将加入高级学位课程或加入研究或行业的劳动力。 这些预期的项目成果支持WSSU的愿景，即培养将在全球经济中成功领导和竞争的杰出毕业生。通过将现代仪器整合到实验室教学和本科研究项目中，可以预计学生将对最先进的设备进行动手实践的经验和培训，从而更好地为劳动力做好准备。项目活动和成果将在适当的期刊上发布，在当地和国家会议上传播，并通过网站提供以促进教学，培训和学习。